When we first moved into my grandparents' old house,my wife declared it a hidden danger. We planned to burn it. But I thought it prudent(审慎的)to check out the house first ______ something of value had been ______.
I walked through the tall grass where the old house sat. I felt as though I had stepped into a time capsule. Here were the ______ of my grandparents' lives: a broken chair,some old clothes. . . But the thing that ______ my eye was a ______ stuffed with papers. I ______ through its contents and was instantly ______ back in time. Greeting cards from old friends and relatives,an uncle's third-grade spelling book,now all dead and gone. I spent most of a ______ hour going through that box.
So the old house was ______ the torch.
As we hurried through our lives,visits grew ______ Then,one morning,my father died from a heart attack. Why I ______ that old house on a day shortly after my father's funeral is still ______ me. It was as though it were ______. As I stood there once again,my eye was drawn to a pile of papers on the floor. An envelope,______ with age,lay on top. My father had served in the navy during World War Ⅱ and had written home whenever he could. I removed one letter ______ from its envelope. I ______ the familiar scrawl(潦草的字迹). Dad asked his mother to greet everyone and said that he ______ them all. Tears ______ in my eyes as I read those words he had so carefully emphasized:“All is well here. Please don't worry. I am doing fine. ”
As I left the old house that day,I took one last ______ back at it over my shoulder. I don't care what any one thinks,I ______. That old house gets to stay there until it rots(腐烂)into the earth.
1.A.so that | B.due to | C.in case | D.even if |
2.A.taken apart | B.left behind | C.set aside | D.put away |
3.A.principles | B.clues | C.reminders | D.warnings |
4.A.opened | B.hurt | C.escaped | D.drew |
5.A.box | B.drawer | C.shelf | D.bag |
6.7.A.absorbed | B.swallowed | C.transported | D.drowned |
8.A.pleasant | B.depressing | C.tough | D.relaxing |
9.A.offered | B.spared | C.handed | D.brought |
10.A.meaningless | B.uneasy | C.uncomfortable | D.infrequent |
11.A.visited | B.sold | C.bought | D.destroyed |
12.A.on | B.beyond | C.within | D.before |
13.A.disappearing | B.promising | C.calling | D.sharing |
14.A.yellowed | B.decorated | C.darkened | D.shortened |
15.A.patiently | B.gracefully | C.skillfully | D.carefully |
16.A.appreciated | B.studied | C.copied | D.spotted |
17.A.missed | B.admired | C.respected | D.supported |
18.A.built up | B.welled up | C.piled up | D.showed up |
19.A.chance | B.shot | C.glance | D.walk |
20.A.figured | B.believed | C.concluded | D.decided |